The Icon’s Warm Bread, from the folklore of the Greeks, uncovers a valuable lesson that is plainly pertinent to lifestyles throughout the ages: Keeping a positive attitude, even through the toughest of experiences, is essential, for life will improve eventually. The children repeatedly had a normal life torn from them, but they always remained positive. This is made clear when the children’s parents die. The children are worried, but they remain happy and the villagers take them to a rich uncle. This reveals the first time that life got better for them. However, the rich uncle makes them beg. Through this, they just keep their hopes up, and one day, a generous man gives them each a large silver coin. This also exemplifies the universal wisdom of this tale. However, when the older boys of the village steal the coins from the helpless children, the children become hopeless and race home to their uncle to tell him the news. At this point, the evil uncle throws them out, showing the exact opposite of the moral this tale contains. However, the children turn to a last hope for many people, the church. There, the Icon of St. Nicholas gives them three pieces of bread, which they share with an old woman who will care for them. This makes it evident that even after giving up hope, once one becomes positive again, their life will pick up. They remain very happy with the woman. When their despicable uncle unexpectedly dies, they receive his house, riches and, food. This shows that the happier one is, the larger his rewards will be. In the end, the cheerful old woman becomes too frail to continue her care for the children. Luckily, they care for her in her old age till her death. Her joy cared for the children, so they in return cared for her with pleasure. Humans need to have this outlook on life much more often. More popular news than something good happening to someone is the death and destruction of someone else. Be it committing suicide or finding that a friend has died, these affect people negatively. Rarely would someone be happy after hearing about a death of a loved one. However, if one can take from these negative experiences and realize that he will learn and get better from it, he will receive happiness in his life. If one keeps a hopeful composure, he will receive a reward.
The Icon’s Warm Bread, from the folklore of the Greeks, uncovers a valuable lesson that is plainly pertinent to lifestyles throughout the ages: Keeping a positive attitude, even through the toughest of experiences, is essential, for life will improve eventually. The children repeatedly had a normal life torn from them, but they always remained positive. This is made clear when the children’s parents die. The children are worried, but they remain happy and the villagers take them to a rich uncle. This reveals the first time that life got better for them. However, the rich uncle makes them beg. Through this, they just keep their hopes up, and one day, a generous man gives them each a large silver coin. This also exemplifies the universal wisdom of this tale. However, when the older boys of the village steal the coins from the helpless children, the children become hopeless and race home to their uncle to tell him the news. At this point, the evil uncle throws them out, showing the exact opposite of the moral this tale contains. However, the children turn to a last hope for many people, the church. There, the Icon of St. Nicholas gives them three pieces of bread, which they share with an old woman who will care for them. This makes it evident that even after giving up hope, once one becomes positive again, their life will pick up. They remain very happy with the woman. When their despicable uncle unexpectedly dies, they receive his house, riches and, food. This shows that the happier one is, the larger his rewards will be. In the end, the cheerful old woman becomes too frail to continue her care for the children. Luckily, they care for her in her old age till her death. Her joy cared for the children, so they in return cared for her with pleasure. Humans need to have this outlook on life much more often. More popular news than something good happening to someone is the death and destruction of someone else. Be it committing suicide or finding that a friend has died, these affect people negatively. Rarely would someone be happy after hearing about a death of a loved one. However, if one can take from these negative experiences and realize that he will learn and get better from it, he will receive happiness in his life. If one keeps a hopeful composure, he will receive a reward.